BIOLOGICAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS
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RESOURCES
3D Brain anatomy
Brain Tutorial


Split brain info from Nobel Prize website
Tutorial on memory
The Brain Observatory - very cool - this place disecected H.M.'s brain
Brain imaging LO BLA #3 and #10 and also for Cognitive #3 and #10
Info on Ethics and genetics from human genome project

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Localization of Function of the Brain (Hippocampus & Memory)

• Why We Can’t Remember When
• Snapshots from the Brain - How memories are made
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  05- Snapshots from the Brain_ How Memories are Made.pdf
  

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• The Hippocampus
• H.M. (This is the study you will explain in-line with the learning objective)
• H.M. 3 question interview with H.M.'s researcher
• Overview of H.M. - very detailed
  
  

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• NPR story on HM and Dr. SUZANNE CORKIN - very revealing
• Excellent wikipedia overview of H.M.

Localization of Function of the Brain (Hippocampus & Memory)
Learning Objective:
Explain one study related to localization of function in the brain.

-Your study is the case of H.M.
-Your localized part of the brain is the HIPPOCAMPUS.
-The function is MEMORY.

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Effects of Environment on Physiological Processes

• Bright Lights, Big Relief: Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Jetting Off without Jet Lag
• Jet Lag

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Using one or more examples, explain effects of neurotransmission on human behavior.

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Bio Level of Analysis Learning Outcomes (note: these will be your exam questions!)

• Outline principles that define the biological level of analysis (for example, patterns of behavior can be inherited; animal research may inform our understanding of human behavior; cognitions, emotions and behaviors are products of the anatomy and physiology of our nervous and endocrine systems).
• Explain how principles that define the biological level of analysis may be demonstrated in research (that is, theories and/or studies).
• Discuss how and why particular research methods are used at the biological level of analysis (for example, experiments, observations, correlational studies).
• Discuss ethical considerations related to research studies at the biological level of analysis.
• Explain one study related to localization of function in the brain.
• Using one or more examples, explain effects of neurotransmission on human behavior.
• Using one or more examples, explain functions of two hormones in human behaviour.
• Discuss two effects of the environment on physiological processes (for example, effects of jet lag on bodily rhythms, effects of deprivation on neuroplasticity, effects of environmental stressors on reproductive mechanisms).
• Examine one interaction between cognition and physiology in terms of behaviour (for example, agnosia, anosognosia, prosapagnosia, amnesia). Evaluate two relevant studies.
• Discuss the use of brain imaging technologies (for example, CAT, PET, fMRI) in investigating the relationship between biological factors and behaviour.
• With reference to relevant research studies, to what extent does genetic inheritance influence behaviour?
• Examine one evolutionary explanation of behaviour.
• Discuss ethical considerations in research into genetic influences on behaviour.